Approximately 100 calories for a 250ml bowl (using the NHS online calorie counter) Ingredients 1 whole Butternut squash (approx 500g) 3 red peppers 2 shallots 1/2 red chilli pepper (optional) 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp tomato puree 2 medium potatos … Continue reading Sampling Soup – Butternut Squash with roasted red pepper
At just 92 Kcal per 200ml bowl this is another amazing soup and will become one of my top choices Ingredients Large Cauliflower 1 medium red onion 800ml Veg Stock 1 tsp cumin sprinkle of salt 1 large (or 2 … Continue reading Sampling Soup : Creamy (Cream-less) Cauliflower Soup
Here at Focused friends we’ve enjoyed creating various challenges for each other over recent months. We’ve had Poetry (Sonnet challenge) Art (flat lay collage creating) and several video challenges where one of us will set the challenge and the other … Continue reading Collaborative challenge – Showcase your garden, in two minutes
145 Calories per 200ml bowl This one is another half hour easy make (20 mins in the soup maker and 10 to prepare) and the result is a thick consistency which gives a tasty, filling and yet low calorie experience. … Continue reading Sampling Soup : Bacon and Lentil
Recently my cousin Deano, one of the Focused Friends team, challenged me to write a Sonnet. I didn’t even know what a Sonnet was. I’ve enjoyed writing the occasional poem before, but I use that term very loosely for I … Continue reading Focused Friends – Sonnet challenge
As part of our collaborative video project, this month I wanted to create a memoir to the meaning or even a reflection of, how each of us in Focused Friends experience the month of April. Each member was asked to … Continue reading Debbie’s Collaborative Video Challenge – a month in the life of Focused Friends
Recently I went on an annual family picnic which traditionally we have done for many, many years. As part of our tradition, we paint and roll hard boiled eggs down the hillside. As I grew up with this it’s a … Continue reading Old Traditions Lovingly Carried On
An introductory first post Continue reading As simple as quiche….Joining Focused Friends
